Oidanothrips taiwanus Okajima, 1999

Dang, Li-Hong & Qiao, Ge-Xia, 2014, Key to the fungus-feeder Phlaeothripinae species from China (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), Zoological Systematics 39 (3), pp. 313-358 : 328

3.2.61 Oidanothrips taiwanus Okajima

Oidanothrips taiwanus Okajima, 1999: 275 .

Specimens examined. None.

Distribution. China (Taiwan).

Remarks. This species is described from Taiwan, China and related to another species from Taiwan, O. takasago ( Okajima, 1999) . Both of them have the antennal segment III bicoloured, with basal half yellow; dorsal pair of setae between postocular setae much shorter than half the length of postocular ones; fore tibiae as brown as femora; S1 on tergite IX much shorter than tube. However, O. taiwanus Okajima is distinguished from O. takasago Okajima in head dorsal surface smooth, cheeks not swollen, maxillary stylets reaching behind postocular setae, and sternal reticulated areas weakly developed in males.

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